Christie’s, Londra, 27 febbraio 2018
Le passioni di Picasso e l’impressionismo di Monet – nel mirino dei collezionisti asiatici – sono stati i grandi protagonisti della serata londinese di Christie’s. L’asta di Arte impressionsita e moderna ha relizzato 113.863.000 £ che sommati ai 35.729.750 £ del catalogo di Arte surrealista (esitato subito dopo) sono arrivati a 149.592.750 £. In linea con le aspettative (110-180 milioni circa) e in crescita sul 2017, quando il totale combinato era stato di £136.874.958
La prima asta (65 lotti offerti), quella dei moderni, ha visto 13 invenduti e due ritirati: un Derain da 6/9 milioni (Londres: la Tamise au pont de Westminster) e un van Dongen da 6/7 milioni £ (La femme au collier – fond rouge).
Due i nuovi record realizzati: Georges Vantongerloo che con 1,208,750 sterline ha superato quello precedente del giugno del 2017 (1,085,000 sterline) e i 788,750 pound battuti per una scultura in rilievo degli anni ’30 di Antoine Pevsner (top price precedente 386.500 £). Un terzo record è stato infranto durante l’asta surrealista, con GBP 75,000 di “Artifact” di Roland Penrose.
Ma veniamo ai top price realizzati dai due giganti dell’arte impressionista e moderna, Pablo Picasso e Claude Monet. Insieme le loro opere hanno venduto per 67.384.000 £. I Picasso erano 11 (9+2) e hanno fatto 47.782.750 £, mentre i Monet solo 3 e hanno fatturato 19.601.250 £
Si è classificato come opera più cara della serata il “Mousquetaire et nu assis” di Picasso venduto per GBP 13,733,750. E’ stato realizzato nel 1967, anno in cui compare per la prima volta nelle sue tele il moschettiere. Stimava 12-18 milioni di sterline. La figura femminile che lo accompagna, dai capelli scuri e i grandi occhi a mandorla, è Jacqueline, l’ultimo grande amore di Picasso. Per tutta la sua carriera è stato attratto e si è concentrato su alcuni “tipi”, classici o mitologici: è stato il malinconico arlecchino, il mostruoso minotauro e il coraggioso torero. Nell’ultimo decennio della sua vita, si trasforma per l’ultima volta nel moschettiere.
Anche altri lotti del maestro spagnolo hanno visto cifre superiori alle stime, come “Femme se coiffant” (GBP 6,758,750) e “Le coq saigné” proveniente dalla collezione di Antoni Tàpies (GBP 5,521,250).
Monet come detto era presente con tre dipinti: “Prairie à Giverny” del 1885 (st. 7-10 milioni) e “Vétheuil” del 1879 (4-6 milioni) aggiudicati entrambi a 7,546,250 sterline e “Pivoines” del 1887 battuto a 4,508,750 £(st. 3,5-5,5 milioni).
Il secondo prezzo più alto della serata (GBP 8,993,750) è stato ottenuto da Edgar Degas con “Dans les coulisses” eseguito tra il 1882 e il 1885. “Studie für Landschaft (Dünaberg)” di Wassily Kandinsky è stato battuto a GBP 6,758,750. Mentre i prezzi più elevati per la Evening surrealista sono stati di nuovo per Picasso (Figure, 1930 £8,333,750- il terzo prezzo più alto della serata) e René Magritte (Le groupe silencieux, 1926, £7,208,750).
L’arte italiana è partita molto bene con le tre nature morte di Giorgio Morandi provenienti dalla collezione “The Eye of the Architect” tutte aggiudicate oltre le stime (vendute in totale per oltre 2,9 milioni), mentre gli altri due italiani in asta sono rimasti al palo (Gino Severini e Marino Marino).
ARTE IMPRESSIONISTA E MODERNA
27 febbraio 2018, Londra
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Nature morte devant une fenêtre
gouache, watercolour and pencil on buff paper 19 3/8 x 12 1/4 in. (49.2 x 31 cm.)
ESTIMATE £500,000 – £800,000 ($700,499 – $1,120,799)
PRICE REALIZED 2,048,750
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Citron et verre
oil on canvas 13 x 16 1/8 in. (33 x 41.2 cm.)
ESTIMATE £300,000 – £500,000 ($420,299 – $700,499)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 392,750
L’usine or Motif pour le moteur
signed and dated ‘F. LÉGER 18’ (lower right); signed and dedicated ‘À Gregor Paulson [sic] Très amicalement FLéger’ (on the reverse)
oil on board
14 1/8 x 10 1/8 in. (35.7 x 25.8 cm.)
Painted in 1918
Estimate GBP 900,000 – GBP 1,200,000
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,928,750
Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964)
Natura morta oil on canvas 13 7/8 x 17 7/8 in. (35.5 x 45.5 cm.)
ESTIMATE £600,000 – £900,000 ($840,599 – $1,260,899)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,028,750
Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964)
Natura morta
oil on canvas 12 1/4 x 18 in. (31 x 45.7 cm.)
ESTIMATE £350,000 – £550,000 ($490,349 – $770,549)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 848,750
Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964)
Natura morta
oil on canvas 11 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (30 x 35.4 cm.)
ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($560,399 – $840,599)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,064,750
Fernand Léger (1881-1955)
La bouteille noire
oil on canvas 25 5/8 x 21 1/4 in. (65 x 53.5 cm.)
ESTIMATE £300,000 – £500,000 ($420,299 – $700,499)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 464,750
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Le coq saigné
oil on plywood 31 7/8 x 39 3/8 in. (81 x 99.9 cm.)
ESTIMATE £2,200,000 – £2,800,000 ($3,082,199 – $3,922,799)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 5,521,250
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Femme se coiffant
oil on canvas 32 x 25 3/4 in. (81.2 x 65.3 cm.) ESTIMATE £2,500,000 – £3,500,000 ($3,502,499 – $4,903,499)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 6,758,750
Georges Braque (1882-1963)
Cartes et cornet à dés
oil on canvas 11 x 9 in. (28 x 22.8 cm.)
ESTIMATE £500,000 – £800,000 ($700,499 – $1,120,799)
UNSOLD
Francis Picabia (1879-1953)
Sans titre (Pot de fleurs)
Ripolin, Ripolin paint can lids, stretcher keys, quill toothpicks, paint brushes and string on canvas 25 5/8 x 21 1/4 in. (65.2 x 54 cm.)
ESTIMATE £900,000 – £1,200,000 ($1,260,899 – $1,681,199)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 3,008,750
Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948)
Richard Freytagbild (Das Richard-Freitag-Bild)
oil and wood relief on panel, in the artist’s frame 33 3/4 x 27 1/4 in. (85.8 x 69.2 cm.)
ESTIMATE £500,000 – £700,000 ($700,499 – $980,699)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 548,750
Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948)
Ohne Titel (Skulptur aus der Merz Barn, Elterwater 1)
stone, bamboo, plaster and nails Height (including the base): 32 1/4 in. (82 cm.)
ESTIMATE £700,000 – £1,000,000 ($980,699 – $1,400,999)
UNSOLD
Alexej von Jawlensky (1864-1941)
Abstrakter Kopf: inneres Schauen vom Glück
oil on board 16 5/8 x 12 3/4 in. (42.3 x 32.3 cm.)
ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($560,399 – $840,599)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,028,750
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Tête de femme (Dora Maar)
oil on canvas 16 1/4 x 13 1/8 in. (41 x 33.2 cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,800,000 – £2,500,000 ($2,521,799 – $3,502,499)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,808,750
Georges Vantongerloo (1886-1965)
Composition émanante de l’équation y=-ax2+bx+18 avec accord de…
oil on canvas 46 7/8 x 24 5/8 in. (119.1 x 62.5 cm.)
ESTIMATE £800,000 – £1,200,000 ($1,120,799 – $1,681,199)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,208,750
František Kupka (1871-1957)
Série C, III, Élévations
oil on canvas 37 3/8 x 40 1/8 in. (95 x 102 cm.)
ESTIMATE £500,000 – £700,000 ($700,499 – $980,699)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,808,750
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Mousquetaire et nu assis
oil and Ripolin on canvas 51 1/4 x 37 7/8 in. (130 x 96.5 cm.)
ESTIMATE £12,000,000 – £18,000,000 ($16,811,999 – $25,217,999)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 13,733,750
Claude Monet (1840-1926)
Prairie à Giverny
oil on canvas 25 5/8 x 32 in. (65.2 x 81.1 cm.)
ESTIMATE £7,000,000 – £10,000,000 ($9,806,999 – $14,009,999)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 7,546,250
Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Dans les coulisses
pastel on linen canvas 26 1/4 x 14 3/4 in. (66.7 x 37.5 cm.)
ESTIMATE £8,000,000 – £12,000,000 ($11,207,999 – $16,811,999)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 9,233,750
Fernand Léger (1881-1955)
Les deux amoureux, 1er état
oil on canvas 25 5/8 x 20 in. (65.2 x 50.5 cm.)
ESTIMATE £800,000 – £1,200,000 ($1,120,799 – $1,681,199)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,028,750
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Paloma
oil on canvas 32 x 25 1/2 in. (81.3 x 64.8 cm.)
ESTIMATE £3,000,000 – £5,000,000 ($4,202,999 – $7,004,999)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 5,858,750
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Broc et verre
oil on canvas 36 1/4 x 28 5/8 in. (92 x 72.7 cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,400,000 – £1,800,000 ($1,961,399 – $2,521,799)
UNSOLD
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Grand nu accroupi (Olga)
bronze with brown patina Height: 16 7/8 in. (43 cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,200,000 – £1,800,000 ($1,681,199 – $2,521,799)
UNSOLD
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Hommage au passé ou La ville
oil on canvas 28 1/8 x 29 7/8 in. (71.3 x 75.9 cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,400,000 – £2,400,000 ($1,961,399 – $3,362,399)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,568,750
Jan Toorop (1858-1928)
Faith and Reward
pastel, charcoal, black chalk, and pencil on paper, laid down on canvas 41 1/2 x 38 1/8 in. (105.3 x 96.8 cm.)
ESTIMATE £300,000 – £500,000 ($420,299 – $700,499)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 464,750
Claude Monet (1840-1926)
Vétheuil
oil on canvas 25 3/4 x 36 3/8 in. (65.5 x 92.2 cm.)
ESTIMATE £4,000,000 – £6,000,000 ($5,603,999 – $8,405,999)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 7,546,250
Théo van Rysselberghe (1862-1926)
Champ de course à Boulogne-sur-Mer
oil on canvas 23 x 30 1/4 in. (58.5 x 76.8 cm.)
ESTIMATE £500,000 – £700,000 ($700,499 – $980,699)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 908,750
Raoul Dufy (1877-1953)
La plage et l’estacade de Trouville oil on canvas 25 1/2 x 31 7/8 in. (64.8 x 80.9 cm.)
ESTIMATE £700,000 – £1,000,000 ($980,699 – $1,400,999)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 908,750
André Derain (1880-1954)
Londres: la Tamise au pont de Westminster
oil on canvas 25 7/8 x 29 5/8 in. (65.7 x 75.2 cm.)
ESTIMATE £6,000,000 – £9,000,000 ($8,405,999 – $12,608,999)
RITIRATO
Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894)
Le pont de l’Europe – Étude partielle
oil on canvas 28 3/4 x 23 5/8 in. (73 x 60 cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,500,000 – £2,500,000 ($2,101,499 – $3,502,499)
UNSOLD
Théo van Rysselberghe (1862-1926)
Le Docteur Auguste Weber oil on canvas in the artist’s original frame Canvas: 39 3/8 x 32 1/4 in. (100 x 82 cm.) Artist’s frame: 41 1/4 x 33 1/2 in. (104.8 x 85 cm.)
ESTIMATE £600,000 – £800,000 ($840,599 – $1,120,799)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 992,750
Chaïm Soutine (1893-1943)
Femme à la poupée
oil on canvas 31 7/8 x 25 5/8 in. (80.8 x 65.1 cm.)
ESTIMATE £800,000 – £1,200,000 ($1,120,799 – $1,681,199)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,028,750
Kees van Dongen (1877-1968)
La femme au collier – fond rouge
oil on canvas 39 1/2 x 32 in. (100.3 x 81.2 cm.)
ESTIMATE £5,000,000 – £7,000,000 ($7,004,999 – $9,806,999)
RITIRATO
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Iris, messagère des Dieux, étude sans tête, grand modèle
bronze with dark brown patina Height including the integral base: 38 1/8 in. (86.7 cm.) Width: 32 7/8 in. (83.6 cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,800,000 – £2,500,000 ($2,521,799 – $3,502,499)
UNSOLD
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Baiser, 2ème réduction
bronze with green and black patina Height: 23 5/8 in. (59.9 cm.)
ESTIMATE £550,000 – £750,000 ($770,549 – $1,050,749)
UNSOLD
Alfred Sisley (1839-1899)
Moret au coucher du soleil, octobre
oil on canvas 28 7/8 x 36 1/2 in. (73.4 x 92.6 cm.)
ESTIMATE £2,500,000 – £3,500,000 ($3,502,499 – $4,903,499)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 3,008,750
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Tour des Quatre Sergents, La Rochelle
oil on canvas 18 1/8 x 21 3/4 in. (46 x 55.2 cm.)
ESTIMATE £800,000 – £1,200,000 ($1,120,799 – $1,681,199)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,628,750
Claude Monet (1840-1926)
Pivoines
oil on canvas 29 x 39 1/2 in. (73.7 x 100.3 cm.)
ESTIMATE £3,500,000 – £5,500,000 ($4,903,499 – $7,705,499)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 4,508,750
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
Artichauts et tomates
oil on canvas 18 x 21 3/4 in. (45.8 x 55.2 cm.)
ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($560,399 – $840,599)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 368,750
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
Portrait de Madame Josse Bernheim-Dauberville (née Mathilde Adler)
oil on canvas 36 1/4 x 28 3/4 in. (92.2 x 73 cm.)
ESTIMATE £600,000 – £900,000 ($840,599 – $1,260,899)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 992,750
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901)
Trapéziste du Cirque Fernando
oil on board 25 7/8 x 18 1/4 in. (65.5 x 46.3 cm.)
ESTIMATE £700,000 – £1,000,000 ($980,699 – $1,400,999)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 848,750
Oskar Schlemmer (1888-1943)
Schule watercolour and pencil on paper 22 x 17 in. (56 x 43.2 cm.)
ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($560,399 – $840,599)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 488,750
Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944)
Studie für Landschaft (Dünaberg)
oil and gouache on board 13 1/8 x 17 5/8 in. (33.3 x 44.5 cm.)
ESTIMATE £3,000,000 – £5,000,000 ($4,202,999 – $7,004,999)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 6,758,750
Paul Klee (1879-1940)
Bäume am Wasser
pastel and gouache on linen, laid down on the artist’s mount Image: 14 5/8 x 17 1/2 in. (37 x 44.5 cm.) The artist’s mount: 18 1/8 x 22 in. (46 x 56 cm.)
ESTIMATE £300,000 – £500,000 ($420,299 – $700,499)
UNSOLD
František Kupka (1871-1957)
Blanc sur bleu et rouge
oil on canvas 28 1/2 x 31 1/2 in. (72.3 x 80 cm.)
ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($560,399 – $840,599)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 788,750
Max Beckmann (1884-1950)
Café (Hotel de l’Europe)
oil on canvas 27 5/8 x 20 in. (70.2 x 50.7 cm.)
ESTIMATE £700,000 – £1,000,000 ($980,699 – $1,400,999)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 908,750
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Courtisanes et toreros
brush and India ink and grey wash on paper 19 3/4 x 25 7/8 in. (50.2 x 65.7 cm.)
ESTIMATE £900,000 – £1,200,000 ($1,260,899 – $1,681,199)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,208,750
Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Two Piece Reclining Figure: Armless
bronze with green patina Length: 24 in. (61 cm.)
ESTIMATE £500,000 – £700,000 ($700,499 – $980,699)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 788,750
Balthus (1908-2001)
Le lever
casein on canvas 67 x 63 in. (170.2 x 160 cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,500,000 – £2,500,000 ($2,101,499 – $3,502,499)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 2,288,750
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Village noir au ciel rouge
oil and India ink on canvas 29 1/2 x 25 1/4 in. (75 x 64 cm.)
ESTIMATE £500,000 – £700,000 ($700,499 – $980,699)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 632,750
Gino Severini (1883-1966)
La Ciociara
collage, gouache, charcoal and pencil on paper laid down on board 21 x 28 3/8 in. (53.7 x 72.3 cm.)
ESTIMATE £300,000 – £500,000 ($420,299 – $700,499)
UNSOLD
Antoine Pevsner (1886-1962)
Deux cônes dans un même plan
painted copper and brass 15 5/8 x 25 x 14 3/4 in. (39.9 x 63.5 x 37.5 cm.)
ESTIMATE £400,000 – £700,000 ($560,399 – $980,699)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 788,750
Marino Marini (1901-1980)
Piccolo cavaliere
bronze with brown patina hand-chiselled and painted by the artist Height: 15 3/4 in. (40 cm.)
ESTIMATE £800,000 – £1,200,000 ($1,120,799 – $1,681,199)
UNSOLD
Egon Schiele (1890-1918)
Liegender Akt mit gehobenem Bein
black Conté crayon on paper 11 1/4 x 17 3/4 in. (28.6 x 45 cm.)
ESTIMATE £450,000 – £650,000 ($630,449 – $910,649)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 548,750
Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980)
Katze
oil on canvas 18 1/8 x 27 5/8 in. (46 x 70.2 cm.)
ESTIMATE £350,000 – £450,000 ($490,349 – $630,449)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 752,750
Edvard Munch (1863-1944)
Badescene fra Åsgårdstrand (Bathing scene from Åsgårdstrand)
oil on canvas 27 3/8 x 39 1/2 in. (69.5 x 100.3 cm.)
ESTIMATE £800,000 – £1,200,000 ($1,120,799 – $1,681,199)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,568,750
Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956)
Badende am Strande IV
oil on canvas 21 3/4 x 30 3/4 in. (55 x 78.2 cm.)
ESTIMATE £700,000 – £1,000,000 ($980,699 – $1,400,999)
UNSOLD
Erich Heckel (1883-1970)
Blühende Apfelbäume
oil on canvas 25 3/8 x 30 1/4 in. (64.5 x 76.8 cm.)
ESTIMATE £750,000 – £1,000,000 ($1,050,749 – $1,400,999)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,508,750
Erich Heckel (1883-1970)
Hafenbahn im Winter
oil on canvas 19 x 27 3/4 in. (48.3 x 70.3 cm.)
ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($280,199 – $420,299)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 392,750
Emil Nolde (1867-1956)
Sonnenblumen und weisse Dahlien
oil on canvas 26 x 32 7/8 in. (66 x 83.5 cm.)
ESTIMATE £600,000 – £800,000 ($840,599 – $1,120,799)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 608,750
Max Beckmann (1884-1950)
Nebellandschaft mit Kühen oil on canvas laid down on board 19 7/8 x 29 1/2 in. (50.5 x 75 cm.)
ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($560,399 – $840,599)
UNSOLD
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938)
Bergheuer, Heuer auf der Alp
oil on canvas 35 1/2 x 39 1/2 in. (90.2 x 100.3 cm.)
ESTIMATE £600,000 – £800,000 ($840,599 – $1,120,799)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 704,750
Paul Klee (1879-1940)
Sommerhäuser (Holiday Homes)
oil and watercolour on panel, in the artist’s original frame Panel: 10 3/8 x 8 5/8 in. (26.7 x 22 cm.) Artist’s frame: 11 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (28.3 x 24 cm.)
ESTIMATE £400,000 – £600,000 ($560,399 – $840,599)
PRICE REALIZED UNSOLD
Hannah Höch (1889-1978)
Selbstbildnis mit Katze Ninn
oil on canvas 19 7/8 x 14 1/2 in. (50.5 x 36.8 cm.)
ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($280,199 – $420,299)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 150,000
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René Magritte (1898-1967)
L’état de veille
gouache on paper 6 1/8 x 7 7/8 in. (15.5 x 20 cm.)
ESTIMATE £150,000 – £200,000 ($208,800 – $278,400)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 224,750
René Magritte (1898-1967)
Nu
oil on canvas 21 5/8 x 15 3/4 in. (55 x 40 cm.)
ESTIMATE £100,000 – £200,000 ($139,200 – $278,400)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 320,750
Yves Tanguy (1900-1955)
Sans titre (Taille de guêpe)
gouache, brush and India ink on buff paper laid down on paper 22 x 11 3/8 in. (55.9 x 28.9 cm.)
ESTIMATE £120,000 – £160,000 ($167,040 – $222,720)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 156,250
Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978)
Testa di manichino
oil on canvas 14 1/8 x 11 5/8 in. (36 x 29.5 cm.)
ESTIMATE £800,000 – £1,200,000 ($1,113,600 – $1,670,400)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 848,750
Joan Miró (1893-1983)
Tête d’homme
oil on canvas 16 1/8 x 10 7/8 in. (41 x 27.5 cm.)
ESTIMATE £700,000 – £1,000,000 ($974,400 – $1,392,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,448,750
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Figure
oil and charcoal on panel 26 x 19 1/4 in. (66 x 49 cm.)
ESTIMATE £3,000,000 – £5,000,000 ($4,176,000 – $6,960,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 8,333,750
René Magritte (1898-1967)
Le groupe silencieux
oil on canvas 47 1/4 x 31 1/2 in. (120 x 80 cm.)
ESTIMATE £6,500,000 – £9,500,000 ($9,048,000 – $13,224,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 7,208,750
Paul Delvaux (1897-1994)
Nu sur la plage
oil on canvas 35 1/2 x 39 1/2 in. (90.1 x 100.3 cm.)
ESTIMATE £150,000 – £200,000 ($208,800 – $278,400)
UNSOLD
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Colombes et corail (Oiseaux et madrépore)
oil, collage and pencil on paper 19 5/8 x 25 5/8 in. (50.6 x 65.2 cm.)
ESTIMATE £60,000 – £90,000 ($83,520 – $125,280)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 62,500
Joan Miró (1893-1983)
Tête d’homme
oil on panel 13 7/8 x 10 3/4 in. (35.2 x 27.3 cm.)
ESTIMATE £800,000 – £1,200,000 ($1,113,600 – $1,670,400)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,028,750
Joan Miró (1893-1983)
Painting
oil on canvas 15 x 18 3/8 in. (38.1 x 46.6 cm.)
ESTIMATE £600,000 – £900,000 ($835,200 – $1,252,800)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,580,750 Price Realised is hammer price plus buyer’s premium, net of any applicable fees.
Paul Klee (1879-1940)
Weibsteufel, die Welt beherrschend. (She-Devil, Dominating the World)
watercolour and oil transfer drawing on paper laid down on the artist’s mount Image: 17 3/4 x 11 in. (45 x 28 cm.) Artist’s mount: 20 1/4 x 14 1/8 in. (51.3 x 35.7 cm.)
ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($278,400 – $417,600)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 248,750
René Magritte (1898-1967)
La recherche de l’absolu
gouache on paper 18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.5 cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,000,000 – £1,500,000 ($1,392,000 – $2,088,000)
PRICE REALIZED
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
Buste à tiroir
gouache, brush, pen and India ink on tinted paper 29 3/4 x 21 3/8 in. (74.5 x 54.3 cm.)
ESTIMATE £500,000 – £700,000 ($696,000 – $974,400)
UNSOLD
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
Drawing for ‘Bacchanale’, Ludwig II of Bavaria
gouache with collage, watercolour, India ink, pen and pencil on paper 8 x 10 7/8 in. (20.2 x 27.6 cm.)
ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($278,400 – $417,600)
UNSOLD
René Magritte (1898-1967)
L’explication
gouache on paper 14 1/8 x 10 3/4 in. (35.8 x 27.5 cm.)
ESTIMATE £400,000 – £700,000 ($556,800 – $974,400)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 512,750
Francis Picabia (1879-1953)
Iris
gouache on panel 63 1/8 x 37 3/4 in. (160.8 x 96 cm.)
ESTIMATE £800,000 – £1,200,000 ($1,113,600 – $1,670,400)
UNSOLD
René Magritte (1898-1967)
Les signes du soir
oil on canvas 29 1/2 x 25 1/2 in. (75 x 64.7 cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,500,000 – £2,500,000 ($2,088,000 – $3,480,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,808,750
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Le cirque
oil on canvas 13 1/8 x 16 1/4 in. (33.5 x 41.2 cm.)
ESTIMATE £600,000 – £900,000 ($835,200 – $1,252,800)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 548,750
Oscar Domínguez (1906-1957)
La vague
oil on canvas 21 5/8 x 18 1/4 in. (55 x 46.2 cm.)
ESTIMATE £200,000 – £300,000 ($278,400 – $417,600)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 248,750
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Les invités du dimanche
oil on canvas 21 5/8 x 25 5/8 in. (55 x 65 cm.)
ESTIMATE £2,000,000 – £3,000,000 ($2,784,000 – $4,176,000)
UNSOLD
René Magritte (1898-1967)
L’oasis
oil on canvas 29 1/2 x 25 5/8 in. (75 x 65 cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,400,000 – £2,000,000 ($1,948,800 – $2,784,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 3,128,750
Joan Miró (1893-1983)
Painting
oil on canvas 35 x 45 3/4 in. (88.8 x 116.4 cm.)
ESTIMATE £2,000,000 – £3,000,000 ($2,784,000 – $4,176,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 3,608,750
André Masson (1896-1987)
Corrida mythologique
oil on canvas 35 5/8 x 33 5/8 in. (90.3 x 85.4 cm.)
ESTIMATE £800,000 – £1,200,000 ($1,113,600 – $1,670,400)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 1,028,750
Paul Delvaux (1897-1994)
Le sabbat
oil on canvas 63 x 102 3/8 in. (160 x 260 cm.)
ESTIMATE £1,500,000 – £2,500,000 ($2,088,000 – $3,480,000)
UNSOLD
Matta (1911-2002)
Morphologie psychologique de l’angoisse (La veille de la mort) oil on canvas 28 3/4 x 36 1/4 in. (73 x 92 cm.)
ESTIMATE £700,000 – £900,000 ($974,400 – $1,252,800)
UNSOLD
Wifredo Lam (1902-1982)
Sans titre
oil on canvas 28 3/8 x 23 3/4 in. (72.1 x 60.3 cm.)
ESTIMATE £300,000 – £500,000 ($417,600 – $696,000)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 392,750
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
Portrait de Picasso
pencil and gouache on handmade paper 17 7/8 x 11 1/8 in. (45.2 x 28.2 cm.)
ESTIMATE £500,000 – £700,000 ($696,000 – $974,400)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 548,750
Max Ernst (1891-1976)
Untitled
oil on board 15 7/8 x 19 1/2 in. (40.2 x 49.5 cm.)
ESTIMATE £120,000 – £180,000 ($167,040 – $250,560)
UNSOLD
Paul Delvaux (1897-1994)
La bougie
gouache, watercolour, India ink and pen and ink on paper 27 1/2 x 40 3/8 in. (70.5 x 103 cm.)
ESTIMATE £100,000 – £150,000 ($139,200 – $208,800)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 100,000
Paul Delvaux (1897-1994)
Le songe d’Aphrodite
gouache, watercolour, India ink and pen and ink on paper 27 1/2 x 36 5/8 in. (70.5 x 93.5 cm.)
ESTIMATE £100,000 – £150,000 ($139,200 – $208,800)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 100,000
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
Rhinocéros en désintégration
watercolour, pen and ink on paper 29 3/4 x 39 7/8 in. (76 x 101.7 cm.)
ESTIMATE £350,000 – £450,000 ($487,200 – $626,400)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 428,750
Sir Roland Penrose (1900-1984)
Artifact
oil on canvas 24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7 cm.)
ESTIMATE £50,000 – £80,000 ($69,600 – $111,360)
PRICE REALIZED GBP 75,000
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
Mae West Lips Sofa
wood carcass upholstered in red and white brushed satin fabric Length: 87 1/4 in. (221.5 cm.) Height: 22 in. (92.4 cm.) Depth: 28 7/8 in. (73.5 cm.)
ESTIMATE £150,000 – £200,000 ($208,800 – $278,400)
UNSOLD